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Denali Therapeutics and Royalty Pharma Announce $275 Million Royalty Funding Agreement
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and NEW YORK, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denali Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: DNLI) and Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX)
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[{"type":"text","content":"SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and NEW YORK, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denali Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: DNLI) and Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today announced a $275 million synthetic royalty funding agreement based on future net sales of tividenofusp alfa. Tividenofusp alfa is Denali’s lead investigational TransportVehicle™-enabled enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II, or Hunter syndrome). A Biologics License Application (BLA) for accelerated approval of tividenofusp alfa is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target date of April 5, 2026. “We are pleased to partner with Royalty Pharma, whose investment recognizes the value and potential of tividenofusp alfa for the Hunter community and supports our ability more broadly to realize the promise of the TransportVehicle platform,” said Ryan Watts, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Denali Therapeutics. “With these additional funds, we are well positioned to advance our development programs as we prepare for the launch of tividenofusp alfa, unlocking broad opportunities across serious diseases.” “We are delighted to partner with Denali and acquire a royalty on tividenofusp alfa, an innovative therapy that addresses a significant unmet need in the cognitive and physical manifestations of Hunter syndrome,” said Pablo Legorreta, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Royalty Pharma. “Denali’s technology platform delivers therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier and is a promising new approach to brain diseases. We are thrilled to establish a relationship with Denali and believe tividenofusp alfa is a potential practice-changing therapy that could transform the lives of patients with Hunter syndrome.” Transaction Terms The transaction is subject to various closing conditions, including Denali achieving U.S. FDA accelerated approval of tividenofusp alfa. At the closing, Royalty Pharma will make an initial payment of $200 million and Royalty Pharma will be obligated to make an additional payment of $75 million upon achieving European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval of tividenofusp alfa by December 31, 2029. In exchange, Royalty Pharma will receive a 9.25% royalty on worldwide net sales of tividenofusp alfa from Denali. The royalty payments to Ro...